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COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE <br />Applicant: Comprehensive Healthcare <br />Project Title: KVH Crisis Care Manager Program Expansion <br />Target Population: Youth, adults and veterans experiencing behavioral health crises and/or at risk <br />for suicide <br />Description: This program was originally funded for 2024-25. This application is to expand the <br />service to after hours and the years 2025-2026. The service proposed is to screen patients in the ER <br />at KVH Ellensburg for mental and chemical dependency needs and refer them to/secure for them <br />appropriate services. In addition, patients are referred for screening from other hospital <br />departments. It is in effect a case management service for patients in behavioral health crisis in the <br />KVH hospital. <br />Strengths: The education, processes, and partnerships have already been established in the first <br />year of the program. Comprehensive has the capacity to run this program. Patients are being <br />referred to appropriate services as was not happening before. An ancillary benefit is that the load <br />on ER and law enforcement has been reduced. <br />Advisory Board Comments: There is no other funding source available for this service. Medicaid <br />cannot be used to pay for this service. The advisory board is concerned about sustainability if other <br />funding sources are not available. The advisory board would like clarification about duties of <br />afterhours staff if there were no patients in the ER. <br />How can these services be deployed to other areas in the county? <br />Requested Budget: $416,003.52 <br />Advisory Board Recommended Budget: $416,003.52 <br />